Ink-well.



J; B. RANDOLPH.

INK WELL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1908. EENEWBD 00T.11, 1909.

955,432. Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTQE.

JEPTHA B. RANDOLPH, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO RANDOLPH NOVELTY COMPANY, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, A CORPORATION.

INK-VELL.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

Application filed August 25, 1908, Serial No. 450,144. Renewed October 11, 1909. Serial No. 522,127.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JEPTHA B. RANDOLPH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the count-y of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink-Wells, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ink wells of the portable class.

The principal objects of the invent-ion are to provide an ink receptacle which will be of suitable form for carriage in the pocket, and which will have means for conveniently moving the ink into or withdrawing it from the dipping cavity.

The novel features of the invention are fully described herein, pointed out by the appended claims and illustrated in the drawing, wherein,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ink well embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, sectional view taken vertically through the middle of the ink well, as on line c a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view taken horizontally on line b b of Fig. 1, being a plan view showing the lower half of the ink well. verse, sectional view of the invention, taken through the ink reservoir, on line o o of Fig. 1, looking to the dipping cup. Fig. 5 is a detail relating to Figs. 2 and 4, showing the inner end of the plunger.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, numeral 6 indicates an ink well having an ink reservoir 7 and an annular, longitudinal opening or recess S, preferably provided with a lining 9. A plunger is indicated at 10, and it may be formed as a sleeve or casing with the hollow portion 11. As will be seen, the annular recess 8 operates as a socket for the seating and slidable movement therein of the plunger, and in operation receives a part of the contents of the ink reservoir, and therefore recess 8 is also, in the description to be made, designated as a. container and socket member, this being for convenience of description.

I provide a rst passage way, conduit or duct 12 communicating with recess 8 by traversing the wall or partition 13 intermediate this recess and ink reservoir. The plunger has an air tight seating in contact with the lining, and may have a longitudip Fig. 4 is a trans nal, sliding movement within recess 8. The outer end of the plunger or casing 10 is closed by means of the removable plug 14.

Its inner end is provided with the plug 15 having a plurality of apertures 16 and a central opening 17 to provide a slidable bearing for longitudinal guide 18, this guide having an end mounting upon partition 13. The free end of the guide has the adjustable stop-lug 19 thereon. I provide the dipping cup or receptacle 20 disposed adjacent the ink reservoir and connected therewith by a second duct or passageway 21. The dipping cup is provided with the upwardly extending hood 22 having a transversely curved wall 23 formed to overhang said dipping cup.

The devices as described are contained in a block or housing 24 of any suitable material, and is preferably formed as an oblong body, rectangular in cross-section to provide an adequate containing capacity for the ink reservoir, and is a preferred article for reporters and others since it has a limited altitude when operatively seated and has a convenient form for pocket carriage. As a matter of convenience I provide the longitudinal opening 25, in the housing, adapted to contain a pen holder 26. Reservoir 7 may be filled by passing the ink through casing 10, iirst removing the screw-plug 14, and while the operation is simple for forcing the ink within or withdrawing it from the dipping receptacle, an explanation thereof will now be made.

The parts being in the position shown in Figs. 1 or 3, to force the ink into the dipping cup, the operator moves the plunger outwardly, which causes a part of the contents of the ink reservoir to pass within casing 10 and recess 8, air at this time entering the ink reservoir by passing duct 21. The plunger or casing 10 is then moved inwardly, which forces ink into the dipping thereafter the device may be inverted or placed in any position and the ink will remain in the ink reservoir.

The containing capacity of recess 8 and casing 10 is adjusted by means of the threaded connection of stop-lug 19 with guide 18. As is apparent, plug 15, when casing 10 is moved outwardly, may malte contact with lug 19, and it the latter is adjusted to a position nearer partition 13, the outward sliding movement of the casing will be less, and a less amount of the contents of the ink reservoir will be drawn into the recess or container. The object of making this adjustment is to control the quantity of ink in the dipping cup, since some pens may be shorter than others, and certain users desire to have only a limited supply ot ink therein.

It will be noted that the operation for lilling or evacuating the dipping cup will be the same Whether the contents ot the ink reservoir is composed partly of air or wholly of ink.

It would appear that, since air is contained in the hollow portion 11 otl the casing at the time said casing is first inserted, that any part of the contents of reservoir 7 would not enter therein, but it will be noted that guide 18 at times, occupies a greater space within casing 10 than at others, and from and on account of suction, when casing 10 has its lengthwise movement, a part of the contents otl reservoir 7 passes Within or is forced from the interior of the casing.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

1. An ink well comprising a housing with a longitudinal recess, a dipping cavity and an ink reservoir formed therein, said housing having a partition intermediate the ink reservoir and longitudinal recess traversed by a conduit and termed with a second conduit communicating between the reservoir and dipping cavity; a casing seated in the longitudinal recess and having a closed outer end and an apertured inner end, a longitudinal guide. within and traversing the aperture ot' said casing for a mounting of one of its ends upon said partition; said casing adapted to have an outward slidable movement for causing a part of the contents oit the inl: reservoir to pass within the casing and longitudinal recess.

2. In an inl; well, the combination with a housing formed rectangular in cross section and provided with an inl; reservoir therein, a longitudinal recess opening upon one of its ends and a dipping cavity opening upon one of its sides, said housing having a partition intermediate the ink reservoir and longitudinal recess traversed by a conduit and formed with a second conduit communicating between the reservoir and dipping cavity, of a casing seated in the longitudinal recess and having a closed outer end and an apertured inner end; a longitudinal guide within and traversing the aperture of said casing for a mounting ot one of its ends upon said partition; said casing adapted to have an outward slidable movement for causing a part otl the contents of the ink reservoir to pass within the casing and longitudinal recess.

3. An ink well comprising a housing with a longitudinal recess, a dipping cavity and an ink reservoir formed therein, said housing having a partition intermediate the inlr reservoir and longitudinal recess traversed by a conduit and formed with a second conduit communicating between the reservoir and dipping cavity; a casing seated in the longitudinal recess and provided with a removable closure upon its outer end and an apertured inner end; a longitudinal guide having a stop-lug thereon, said guide seated within and traversing the aperture of said casing for a mounting ot one of its ends upon said partition; said casing adapted to have an outward slidable movement for causing a part of the contents ot the ink reservoir to pass within the casing and longitudinal recess; means to malte a longitudinal adjustment of said stop-lug upon said guide.

et. ln an ink well, the combination with a housing formed rectangular in cross section to provide an ink reservoir therein, and a longitudinal recess opening upon one of its ends, and formed with a dipping cup opening upon one of its sides with a hood projecting outwardly to overhang said dipping cup; said housing having a partition intermediate the inl: reservoir and longitudinal recess traversed by a conduit and formed with a second conduit communicating between the reservoir and dipping cup; of a casing seated in the longitudinal recess and provided with a removable closure upon its outer end and with an apertured inner end; a longitudinal guide having a longitudinally adjustable stop-lug thereon, said guide seated within and traversing the aperture of said casing for a mounting of one of its ends upon said partition; said casing adapted to have an inward sliding movement for causing a part of its contents to traverse the conduit formed in said partition and for causing a part of the contents of the inlt receptacle to traverse said second conduit.

5. An inl: well, comprising a housing with a longitudinal recess, a dipping cavity and an ink reservoir formed therein, said housing having a partition intermediate the ink reservoir and longitudinal recess traversed by a conduit and formed with a second conduit communicating between the reservoir and dipping cavity; an elongated casing seated in the longitudinal recess and having a closed outer end and an apertured inner of the contents of the ink reservoir to travend, a longitudinal guide within and traverse the second Conduit. 10 ersing the aperture of said casing for a In testimony whereof I aix my signature mounting of one of its ends upon said partiin presence of two witnesses.

tion; the elongated casing adapted to have JEPTHA B. RANDOLPH. an inward slidable movement for causing a Witnesses: part of its contents to traverse the conduit HIRAM A. STURGES,

formed in said partition and to cause a 'part l GQ E. BERTRAND. 

